Some show plants at the 2025 San Francisco Succulent Expo

As promised, here are some of the plants entered in the juried show at the 2025 San Francisco Succulent Expo . More than anything, they showcase the wide range of plants that fall under the umbrella of “succulents:” soft-leaved succulents like haworthias and echeverias, rigid-leaved succulents like agaves and aloes, cacti of all sizes and descriptions, and a large variety of caudiciforms. In fact, it seemed like cacti and caudiciforms made up a good ¾ of the entries. What you see below is only a fraction of the plants in the show. As is so often the case in venues like the San Francisco County Fair Building, the artificial lighting produces an unpleasant color cast. I tried to correct it as best as I could, but none of my photos would win any prizes. Speaking of prizes, the three judges selected their top picks in the three categories that made up the theme of this year’s event: “Leaf, Stem, Base” (i.e. the ways succulents store water). The judges’ overall favorite received the top awa...